Friday, 29 June 2018

Using Added Value to measure cricket performances - Part 2 ODI bowling

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Reid and Matthews chat before the final over. It was the summer of 1990/91, just before Christmas. I was on holiday at my Aunty's pl...
Thursday, 28 June 2018

Using Added Value to measure cricket performances - Part 1

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The palpable drop in air pressure from 41000 people collectively inhaling is something that is hard to understand unless you've experien...
Wednesday, 13 June 2018

How well will Afghanistan's spinners go?

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It's a fascinating question - at least two out of 4 spinners who have been very successful in limited over cricket are likely to make th...
Tuesday, 12 June 2018

The greatest ever wicket keeping batsman.

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The first article that I wrote that garnered any attention was a look at Matt Prior's career as a wicket-keeper batsman, and to see how ...
Wednesday, 8 March 2017

Win the toss - bowl

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Everyone bowls first if they win the toss in a test in New Zealand, but should they? It seems to be established wisdom that bowling ...
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Thursday, 28 July 2016

Flight, guile and Santner

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Mitchell Santner ran in to bowl in his typically graceful manner. He bowled slightly short of a good length, and the ball skidded off the p...
Friday, 8 January 2016

A closer look at Guptill's innings vs Sri Lanka

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Yesterday, I witnessed one of the most unusual innings I've seen. Martin Guptill hit 58 off 34 balls opening the batting against Sri L...
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